Monroe Township (Middlesex County), NJ Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Section 63-33 of the Monroe Township Code, Motor vehicles, sits in Article II (the Monroe Township Property Maintenance Code) of Chapter 63 and was amended on 4-4-2022 by Ord. No. O-3-2022-009. Subsection A limits residential districts to not more than one currently unregistered and/or uninspected motor vehicle or trailer parked on any property, except as provided elsewhere in the Code. No vehicle can be in a state of major disassembly, disrepair or in any process of being stripped or dismantled at any time. Major overhaul, including body work, is barred in any residential district unless the work is performed inside a structure or similarly enclosed area designed and approved for such purposes.

Subsection B reaches anyone in charge or control of residential property, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise. That person cannot park or keep a currently unregistered and/or uninspected motor vehicle or trailer, including any partially dismantled, nonoperating, wrecked, junked, or discarded vehicle, on or upon a front yard of a property, other than in a driveway.

Related provisions support the rule. Section 63-1.1 defines refuse to include abandoned automobiles, and § 63-30 prohibits storage of debris, junk or construction material not associated with an approved use. Separately, Chapter 116 governs towing: under § 116-15 a tow operator submits to the Police Department the year, make, model, color and vehicle identification number, a copy of a certified letter to the owner, a photograph and the odometer reading for vehicles unclaimed for a period of over 15 days.

The Zoning Officer of the Township of Monroe enforces Article II under § 63-34 and can sign a complaint in the Municipal Court of Monroe Township.